Steve Young
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I'm not going to say they're not, but human nature says, I really don't want to ram in anybody this week. So, you know, and so I'm not going to be tip of the spear, you know, ready. It's hard. I feel for teams that are in that mode all the time. I saw it in Tampa Bay for one season. I was there for one full season and there were no losers on the team. But it was a losing place. Right.
I'm not going to say they're not, but human nature says, I really don't want to ram in anybody this week. So, you know, and so I'm not going to be tip of the spear, you know, ready. It's hard. I feel for teams that are in that mode all the time. I saw it in Tampa Bay for one season. I was there for one full season and there were no losers on the team. But it was a losing place. Right.
I'm not going to say they're not, but human nature says, I really don't want to ram in anybody this week. So, you know, and so I'm not going to be tip of the spear, you know, ready. It's hard. I feel for teams that are in that mode all the time. I saw it in Tampa Bay for one season. I was there for one full season and there were no losers on the team. But it was a losing place. Right.
And it was impossible to change. I mean, some of the toughest human beings I ever met, James Wilder, I don't know if you ever read that name before, running back. I mean, tough. I mean, passages. These guys are, all years I played, some of the toughest people I knew were down there. But the culture and the feeling, you just couldn't get over it. And it gets, it's infectious. It's infecting.
And it was impossible to change. I mean, some of the toughest human beings I ever met, James Wilder, I don't know if you ever read that name before, running back. I mean, tough. I mean, passages. These guys are, all years I played, some of the toughest people I knew were down there. But the culture and the feeling, you just couldn't get over it. And it gets, it's infectious. It's infecting.
And it was impossible to change. I mean, some of the toughest human beings I ever met, James Wilder, I don't know if you ever read that name before, running back. I mean, tough. I mean, passages. These guys are, all years I played, some of the toughest people I knew were down there. But the culture and the feeling, you just couldn't get over it. And it gets, it's infectious. It's infecting.
And I feel bad for teams that can't get out of it. And teams that are constantly in it, I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league, you can't, because equity ownership is not going to change. You can't, People don't really talk about it because they can't feel like they can't change it. They can get the coach fired. They can get the general manager fired.
And I feel bad for teams that can't get out of it. And teams that are constantly in it, I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league, you can't, because equity ownership is not going to change. You can't, People don't really talk about it because they can't feel like they can't change it. They can get the coach fired. They can get the general manager fired.
And I feel bad for teams that can't get out of it. And teams that are constantly in it, I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league, you can't, because equity ownership is not going to change. You can't, People don't really talk about it because they can't feel like they can't change it. They can get the coach fired. They can get the general manager fired.
They can get the quarterback fired. So people, that's where they talk. They can't get the owner fired. But the problem, 99% chance is the owner. How do we hold the owner accountable? How do we do that as a, as a city, as a fan base, as a, I mean, we need to be thinking about how we help ownership be accountable. Yeah. Make the team.
They can get the quarterback fired. So people, that's where they talk. They can't get the owner fired. But the problem, 99% chance is the owner. How do we hold the owner accountable? How do we do that as a, as a city, as a fan base, as a, I mean, we need to be thinking about how we help ownership be accountable. Yeah. Make the team.
They can get the quarterback fired. So people, that's where they talk. They can't get the owner fired. But the problem, 99% chance is the owner. How do we hold the owner accountable? How do we do that as a, as a city, as a fan base, as a, I mean, we need to be thinking about how we help ownership be accountable. Yeah. Make the team.
If they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team. And so I don't know how to โ you guys figure it out. How do we figure out โ Fly an airplane with a banner behind it.
If they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team. And so I don't know how to โ you guys figure it out. How do we figure out โ Fly an airplane with a banner behind it.
If they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team. And so I don't know how to โ you guys figure it out. How do we figure out โ Fly an airplane with a banner behind it.
Well, if you feel that way, then it really doesn't matter who is the general manager, who the coach is, who's the quarterback. Yeah. like you can't overcome apathy yeah that's what you guys are saying if you guys are saying that chicago bear ownership is apathetic then you guys got to figure out how to address it.
Well, if you feel that way, then it really doesn't matter who is the general manager, who the coach is, who's the quarterback. Yeah. like you can't overcome apathy yeah that's what you guys are saying if you guys are saying that chicago bear ownership is apathetic then you guys got to figure out how to address it.
Well, if you feel that way, then it really doesn't matter who is the general manager, who the coach is, who's the quarterback. Yeah. like you can't overcome apathy yeah that's what you guys are saying if you guys are saying that chicago bear ownership is apathetic then you guys got to figure out how to address it.
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I just know that the league would be an even better league. We're a great league right now. We're an even better league if we could figure out a way to hold the ultimate equity owner is accountable.
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I just know that the league would be an even better league. We're a great league right now. We're an even better league if we could figure out a way to hold the ultimate equity owner is accountable.